[at-l] Developing mental toughness for LD hiking

[athiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

Quoting Amy Skowronek <askowronek@mindspring.com>:


> The fire in my belly kinda dies out when I don't have a home base to  
> go back to for regrouping purposes.  How do you get over the need to  
> have a safe place to go to?  Or do you just re-designate your  
> sleeping bag as your safe place?
> 
> I think this is part of why I'm a section hiker.  I like to hike, I  
> like to backpack, but I'm also a homebody and I don't feel quite  
> right out on the trail for long periods of time.  Maybe I don't have  
> the explorer personality.


You say these things like they are bad. What is wrong with being a section 
hiker? What is wrong with wanting a safe place to go? I think nothing.